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Department of Justice  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday called for a “whole-of-government” approach to resolve all issues pertaining to Philippine Offshore and Gaming Operations (POGO) in the country. Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez made the statement amid varying positions of government officials, lawmakers and other stakeholders on the proposal …

Satellite image shows the Negros Island Region/Google Maps  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed into law a measure that creates the new Negros Island Region. Republic Act 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act creates a separate region encompassing the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros …

President Marcos has appointed a new set of government officials in various agencies. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)  The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Thursday, June 13, that Raymond Balatbat was tapped to be the country’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with concurrent …

President Marcos Jr. lays a wreath at the statue of national hero Jose Rizal during the celebration of the 126th Anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence in Manila. Below photos show Vice President Sara Duterte and House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaking at similar rites in Davao and Malolos, Bulacan. …

President Marcos has signed the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), raising concerns among property owners about its potential impact on their yearly property taxes, often referred to as “Amilyar.” Addressing these worries, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto swiftly moved to clarify that the new law will not …

THE government on Wednesday dismissed as a delaying tactic a letter circulating online in which expelled congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. pleads for help from international organizations, human rights groups and even Pope Francis, claiming he is being unjustly persecuted and falsely accused of murder by the Philippine government. “You all …

CBC News visited a prison colony outside of Kyiv, where some inmates are applying for a program that would see them released into Ukraine’s struggling and depleted military. “Someone needs to defend the motherland,” said one. Thousands expected to take up Kyiv’s offer of freedom in exchange for joining the …

The first four of 50 military vehicles being built at a London, Ont., factory have rolled off the assembly line and will soon be en route to the Ukrainian army. The announcement was made Wednesday during an event at General Dynamics Land Systems’s (GDLS) manufacturing plant. It was attended by …

The wreck of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship has been discovered off Labrador’s south coast, says a Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led expedition.  The Quest, which sank after striking ice in 1962, has been found intact, say explorers. The last vessel helmed by famed Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton …

A New Jersey man is sharing with CBC News the ordeal he endured after being wrongly jailed following a misidentification through Idemia facial recognition technology, the same system recently implemented by police in Ontario’s Peel and York regions. A lawsuit blames the “misuse of biased technology.” Peel, York police recently …